From: ncohen@watson.ibm.com (Norman H. Cohen)
Subject: Re: Software Safety (was: Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking)
Date: 1996/06/12
Date: 1996-06-12T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4pmlbv$13gs@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 31B7E171.7144@lmtas.lmco.com
In article <31B7E171.7144@lmtas.lmco.com>, Ken Garlington
<garlingtonke@lmtas.lmco.com> writes:
|> This sounds reasonable. Consider the example of someone buying a compiler,
|> and saying, "I want a compiler that passes the ACVC!" So, the vendor provides
|> such a compiler, and thus expects payment for completing the contract. Then,
|> the user says, "Wait a minute! The generated code is too slow! I'm not paying!"
|> I wouldn't conside that complaint sufficient to withhold payment, if execution
|> performance wasn't part of the agreement...
The question is whether the compiler vendor is more interested in
satisfying the customer or beating him in court.
Which do you think is more conducive to repeat business?
--
Norman H. Cohen ncohen@watson.ibm.com
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Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1996-05-17 0:00 Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking Dave Struble
1996-05-18 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-05-20 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-05-21 0:00 ` Michael Levasseur
1996-05-21 0:00 ` Richard Riehle
1996-05-25 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-05-27 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-05-28 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-05-29 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-05-29 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-30 0:00 ` Software Safety (was: Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking) Ken Garlington
1996-05-30 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-06-02 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-06-05 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen
1996-06-07 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-06-12 0:00 ` Norman H. Cohen [this message]
1996-06-12 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-06-08 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-06-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-05-31 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-05-30 0:00 ` Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking JP Thornley
1996-05-31 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-06-02 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-05-25 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-05-27 0:00 ` Darren C Davenport
1996-05-30 0:00 ` Ralph E. Crafts
1996-05-31 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-05-28 0:00 ` Tasking in safety-critical software (!) (was Re: Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking) Kevin F. Quinn
1996-05-28 0:00 ` Need help with PowerPC/Ada and realtime tasking Robert I. Eachus
1996-05-30 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Ken Garlington
1996-05-28 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-05-30 0:00 ` JP Thornley
1996-05-31 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1996-06-03 0:00 ` Ralph Paul
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